title: Prospects for coitally-dependent hormonal contraception: perspectives from women in urban Kenya and Nigeria.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs) were developed and marketed with the emergency aspect firmly in mind, but research and anecdotal evidence indicate that some women use them as a form of regular contraception, spurring efforts in the reproductive health community to explore the development of a coitally-dependent oral contraceptive pill.
  
  
  METHODS
  We asked women of reproductive age in Nairobi, Kenya and Lagos, Nigeria how likely they would be to use a hypothetical pericoital pill and why.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Bivariate logistic regressions indicated that women aged 18-35 years, with secondary education or higher, and who had ever used condoms or short-acting methods, were more likely to say that they would use this hypothetical pill. Women who had ever used a family planning method or ECPs were also more likely to say they would use this pill. The likely adopters reported that they would use the pericoital method if it prevented pregnancy with little or no health problems and was convenient and easy to use.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The findings suggest that should a safe and effective pericoital hormonal pill become available then a significant number of women would adopt this method.
authors.affiliation: Scientist, Division of Health Services Research, FHI 360, Durham, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Dawn
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chin-Quee
authors.affiliation: Scientist, Division of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences, FHI 360, Durham, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Kelly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: L'Engle
authors.affiliation: Research Associate, Division of Health Services Research, FHI 360, Durham, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Conrad
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Otterness
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D003267:Contraception / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D003281:Contraceptives, Postcoital / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007630:Kenya; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria; D057240:Patient Preference / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011247:Pregnancy; D018570:Risk Assessment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D003276:Contraceptives, Oral; D003281:Contraceptives, Postcoital
keywords: Emergency Contraception; Emergency Contraceptive Pills; Kenya; Nigeria; Pericoital Hormonal Contraception; Sub-Saharan Africa